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Raglan-Manu Bay surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Raglan-Manu Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Raglan-Manu Bay sea temperature is
20.6° C
(Which is 3.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Raglan-Manu Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Manu Bay at 6PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Manu Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 585 | 493 | 419 | 1031 | 899 | 837 | 778 | 767 | 767 | 1668 | 1496 | 497 | 482 | 372 | 690 | 569 | 569 | 560 | 526 | 485 | 461 | 399 | 399 | 336 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:06PM 2.60 | 4:36AM 2.39 | 5:02PM 2.47 | 5:32AM 2.30 | 6:01PM 2.37 | 6:34AM 2.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:50AM 0.66 | 10:28PM 0.67 | 10:46AM 0.77 | 11:22PM 0.74 | 11:45AM 0.85 | 12:21AM 0.77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:36 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
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